New Museum Exhibits

Now on display in the Museum's Coastal Gallery: The Way We Were, a collection of beautiful oil paintings and prints of evocative scenes from this area's past by Shallotte artist V. Ryan ("Bunny") Lauzon. The artwork is on display through January 31, 2015.

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Our newest exhibit features a working model of the two-car cable ferry that operated from 1950-1959 between Brick Landing on the mainland and the East end of Ocean Isle Beach. The model was built by Gerald Strickland.

Fridays at 11 AM -- Join museum docents as they feed the live animals in our Touch Tank.

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Feb. 28 -- 11 AM -- Quilting's Colorful Past -- Join Darrillyn Harbeston for a discussion about the art of quilting in America and how quilting has changed through the past two centuries. Includes a hands-on project for children.

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Mar. 7 -- 11 AM -- Fin Fun -- Join Maria Knapik for a kid-friendly program that demonstrates how scientists and researchers use distinct markings on fins to identify and track individual dolphins and whales. Includes a hands-on project for children.

Mar. 13 -- 1 PM -- Our #1 Food Source: Wetlands in Our Backyard -- Dr. Richard Hilderman presents the third in a series of five environmental lectures, this one concerning the destruction of our wetlands and how it impacts humans and wildlife. Dr. Hilderman is an active environmentalist.

Reciprocity with The Children’s Museum of Wilmington

The Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ingram Planetarium, and The Children's Museum of Wilmington are pleased to announce a reciprocity agreement that takes effect on January 1, 2015.

By displaying a Museum or Planetarium membership card, a visitor can enjoy half-price admission to The Children's Museum of Wilmington.

By displaying a Children's Museum membership card, a visitor can enjoy half-price admission to the Museum and/or Planetarium.

Non-members can receive $1 off regular admission to any of the three facilities by displaying a cash register receipt from a previous visit to The Children's Museum, the Museum of Coastal Carolina, or Ingram Planetarium within the past seven days.

The Children's Museum of Wilmington is located at 116 Orange Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. For more information about The Children's Museum of Wilmington, call 910-254-3534 or visit:
www.playwilmington.org